Olympus XZ1- Octopus HD

Testing the video of the Olympus Xz1 in a PT-050 housing. Had no time to fix exposure/ white balance settings or try u/w scene modes (vid quite whitewashed), might miss the huge Octopus. Not so good in low light and wide angle but macro/ depth of field superb. The underwater photos of the xz1 is - perfect. Acquired for usd865 both cam+pt-050 housing brought by a friend from Malaysia

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[reezalbasri]

are you using Fantasea 44 LED Light as a light source for the video?

[junlao122675]

@reezalbasri yes, i however I dont recommend it has a weak beam for its size, too white, just bought it since was kinda co-erced into it (never rely on a dive store salesmans recom) , inons while pricey gets the job done, you get what you pay for

[aimforhell]

i can see u use an INON lens.

is it a wet lens?

[junlao122675]

@aimforhell yes chief, inon ucl165, but have to unscrew for wa which consumes time, considering a quick release

[davidaj2003]

Off to Belize on Saturday with the same kit - vid looks great for such a small camera!

What software did you use to edit the video?

[junlao122675]

@davidaj2003 Imovie apple, and did a lot of white balance edit- up red gain, lessen blue, suggest when shooting video, try scene mode underwater wide and macro presets, shot in manual why a bit whitewashed and exposure was auto, cam dumber (iq) than my previous panasonic in vid

[lexiskramer229a]

I want this video on my MY X-5 unit.

[jacquesgambl36]

Your video is popular on Accra

[ar4216]

Do you ever get scared doing this? I would be completely freaked out.

[aimforhell]

@oceanic16 looking forward to that fun time

[oceanic16]

@aimforhell But so much fun...

[aimforhell]

@junlao122675 i thought so. the screwing is time consuming..